Insulating Panel Bracket With Notched Stiffener
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing insulation brackets for walls face issues with deformation and air pocket creation during the installation of insulating panels, leading to unsightly deformations and reduced insulation performance.
Innovation Solution
The bracket design incorporates reinforcing means with notching features, such as teeth or points, on the stiffeners to facilitate the skewering and evacuation of air between the panel and the wall, preventing deformation and improving insulation contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If reinforcing means (stiffeners) are added to the bracket to prevent deformation, then the structural strength is improved, but air pockets are created between the wall and insulating panel
Solution Approach 1:
The stiffener is segmented by introducing notches that divide it into multiple sections. These notches create channels that allow air to escape during panel installation, preventing air pocket formation while maintaining the overall structural strength of the bracket.
Solution Approach 2:
The notches are strategically positioned at specific locations on the stiffener where air accumulation is most likely to occur. This local modification allows air evacuation without compromising the global structural integrity of the bracket, as the notches are placed in non-critical areas.
2Device complexity
If the bracket is designed without additional reinforcement, then the device complexity is reduced, but the bracket deforms under mechanical forces during installation
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement features and notching elements are merged into a single integrated stiffener component. This combination provides both structural support and air evacuation functionality without requiring separate reinforcement elements, thus maintaining simplicity while ensuring stability.
3Manufacturing precision
If the insulating panel is pressed firmly against the wall during installation, then contact quality is improved, but air pockets are trapped between the panel and wall
Solution Approach 1:
The notches in the stiffener are pre-configured to create air evacuation channels before the panel installation process begins. As the panel is pressed against the wall, air can naturally flow through these pre-established channels, allowing firm contact to be achieved without trapping air pockets.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a bracket (100) for laying an insulating panel (P) on a wall surface (M) comprising an attachment plate (101) attached to said surface and a supporting plate (102), said supporting plate (102) extending substantially perpendicularly to said attachment plate (102) in order to support said insulating panel (P), characterised in that said bracket (100) comprises reinforcing means (103) arranged between the attachment plate and the supporting plate, for rigidifying said bracket, said reinforcing means comprising means (104) for cutting the insulating panel.